Darren WallerorTrey McBride?

Week 10 start/sit decision, tight end versus tight end.

Our call

Start Trey McBride

Trey McBride outscores Darren Waller in 70% of simulations.

Darren Waller still comes out ahead in the other 30%, so Trey McBride is the better bet, not a sure thing. Trey McBride projects 4.0 half-PPR points ahead in Week 10. Darren Waller has the better matchup against the New Orleans Saints (6% more than average to TEs); Trey McBride faces the Los Angeles Rams (15% fewer than average to TEs). Trey McBride still wins more often despite that. Scoring matters here: in Standard leagues, Trey McBride wins 65%.

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Darren Waller
Floor
1.8
Median
6.9
Ceiling
18.4
Big game (15+):
16%
Dud (under 5):
36%
Trey McBride
Floor
5.7
Median
11.9
Ceiling
21.6
Big game (15+):
32%
Dud (under 5):
7%

Each week is simulated thousands of times from the projection and the player’s usual week-to-week swing. Floor and ceiling are the 10th and 90th percentile: 8 weeks in 10 land between them.

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StatDarren WallerTE, CAR, Sun, Nov 15, 1:00 p.m. ETTrey McBrideTE, ARI, Sun, Nov 15, 4:05 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection9.013.0
PPR projection10.516.5
Standard projection7.49.4
Rank this weekTE6TE2
Matchupat NOvs LAR
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game8.214.0
Last season per game8.514.9
Snap share, last game53%83%
Trade value244